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悲天悯人 — “Lament heaven, pity people”

悲天悯人 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to lament the state of the world and feel profound compassion for the suffering of humanity; to be deeply sympathetic to the hardships of the times and the distress of people”. Literally, “lament heaven, pity people”.

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悲天悯人 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • 悲bēi
  • 天tiān
  • 悯mǐn
  • 人rén

悲天悯人 Character Breakdown

CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
悲
bēi12sadness, grief, or pity
天
tiān4sky, heaven, day, nature
悯
mǐn10feel pity or sorrow
人
rén2human being, person

Example Sentence with 悲天悯人

他是一个富有同情心的人,总是悲天悯人,渴望为那些遭遇不幸的人们提供帮助。
He is a compassionate person, always lamenting the state of the world and pitying humanity, eager to offer help to those who have met with misfortune.

Idioms Related to 悲天悯人

Synonyms of 悲天悯人

  • yōu忧xīn心chōng忡chōng忡deeply worried and distressed
  • chóu愁cháng肠bǎi百jié结heart tied in a hundred knots with sorrow

Antonyms of 悲天悯人

  • zì自dé得qí其lè乐find joy in one's own way
  • suí随yù遇ér而ān安be content with one's circumstances

More idioms starting with 悲

  • bēi悲bù不zì自shèng胜overwhelmed by sorrow
  • bēi悲cóng从zhōng中lái来overcome with sorrow
  • bēi悲xǐ喜jiāo交qiè切mixed feelings of grief and joy
  • bēi悲xǐ喜jiāo交jiā加mixed feelings of grief and joy
  • bēi悲xǐ喜jiāo交bìng并mixed feelings of joy and sorrow
  • bēi悲xǐ喜jiāo交zhì至mixed feelings of joy and sorrow
  • bēi悲xǐ喜jiāo交jí集overwhelmed with mixed emotions of joy and sorrow
  • bēi悲xǐ喜jiān兼jí集mixed feelings of joy and sorrow
  • bēi悲shēng声zài载dào道Mournful cries filling the roads
  • bēi悲chóu愁chuí垂tì涕to shed tears from deep sorrow
  • bēi悲fèn愤tián填yīng膺filled with grief and indignation
  • bēi悲huān欢hé合sàn散joys and sorrows, partings and reunions

Questions about 悲天悯人

What does 悲天悯人 mean?
悲天悯人 (bēi tiān mǐn rén) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to lament the state of the world and feel profound compassion for the suffering of humanity; to be deeply sympathetic to the hardships of the times and the distress of people”.
How do you pronounce 悲天悯人?
悲天悯人 is pronounced bēi tiān mǐn rén in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 悲天悯人 literally mean?
Literally, 悲天悯人 means “lament heaven, pity people”. It is used to mean “to lament the state of the world and feel profound compassion for the suffering of humanity; to be deeply sympathetic to the hardships of the times and the distress of people”.
What is the Chinese definition of 悲天悯人?
悲天:哀叹时世;悯人:怜惜众人。指哀叹时世的艰难,怜惜人们的痛苦。
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